"are you letting yourself be led by fear, or by love?"

anne | she/her | aquarius | creative writer | INFJ | I have ocd and I really like to write

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writing exercise :D

recently, a writing group of mine have been doing these small practices to help jump-start our creative mindsets, and they have been really helpful and entertaining :D

how it works:

spin all five wheels below to get characters, objects, themes, etc.

set a 10-30 minute timer (depending on how much time you have) and write a short story using EVERY single wheel item given.

this can be played around with a lot and is overall a great activity if you have free time :)

wheel links:

random object 1

random object 2

character 1

character 2

theme/moral/quote

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new years resolutions

December 31st 2023: 2024 is gonna be my year I'm gonna start eating healthy and working out and staying on top of everything!

January 1st, 2024: *sighs* 2025 is gonna be my yea-

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synonyms for essays :)

But -> However

As well as -> In addition to/in other words

Or -> Otherwise

Later -> After the fact...

Sadly -> Unfortunately

For example -> Take for instance...

Finally -> In conclusion

Because -> Due to this...

Differently -> On the other hand

Remember -> Notably

Similarly -> Likewise

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tick, tick... boom!

Best musical ever <333

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writer red flags 🚩🚩🚩

When grown adults don't know the difference between their, there, and they're.

When they beg to see your writing, but all they do is criticize it.

When they think a thesaurus was an animal killed by a meteor.

When they hate on authors you like.

When they are against using the Oxford Comma.

:)

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I just recently started The Umbrella Academy on Netflix and it is so good! Number Five, Klaus, and Allison are definitely my favorite characters.

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my favorite aspects of poetry/writing pt.1:

The American Sentence

Definition: Created by Allen Ginsberg, the American Sentence is essentially a haiku put together. An American Sentence consists of 17 syllables, and is often (but not always) ordered subject, verb, object.

"Put on my tie in a taxi, short of breath, rushing to meditate." - Allen Ginsberg

"Four skin heads stand in the streetlight rain chatting under an umbrella." - Allen Ginsberg

"This world and all the creatures in it are on fire and some of you know it." - Nion McEvoy (taken from "Ordinary Genius" by Kim Addonizio)

Importance: The American Sentence is a unique writing exercise that is often used as a starting point/base for a poem (however, it is also beautiful by itself). Because the American Sentence does not necessarily have to make sense, the writing built upon it can be messed around with.

More Info: https://paulenelson.com/american-sentences-2/

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Whoever invented making fantasy rice maps was an absolute genius. I could spend an entire day putting grains of rice onto paper and I wouldn't regret a thing.

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I love them <3

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One of my favorite things about writing is that although you can't control the outside world and its external factors, you can control what your characters go through. It's nice to know at least my OCs are grounded.

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favorite spiderman:

toby maguire: better spider man andrew garfield: better peter parker tom holland: better character development

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my favorite writing exercises :D

go to a public place (coffee shop, library, etc.) with something to write with, and create fake character descriptions for random people you see. list what they wear, give them a name, and create their backstory. pay close attention to what they look like and what they are doing (studying, reading, etc.)

look around and find two random, inanimate objects. describe what they look like, how they would act if they were alive, and give them names. after the individual descriptions are finished, write a tragic love story between the two objects.

write down a random word (this is more interesting if the word is longer) and list the history of the word, the definition, examples of it in sentences, and its synonyms and antonyms.

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writing :)

Trying to write: *gets hit with the most intense wave of writer's block*

Trying to sleep: *a million different prompts and storylines accumulating with full character descriptions, an organized plot, and every single detailed sorted out* shit...